Molding-machine.



G. HERMAN, M. L. HEYL & H. '1. FRAUENHEIM.

MOLDING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 11, 1907.

908,002. Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

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MOLDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION mum JULY 11, 1907.

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MOLDING MACHINE.

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1HEIM, both of Pittsburg, State, have invented a new and useful UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

onAnLns HERMAN, orALLEenENnANn MARTIN L..HEYL AND HARRY T. FRAUENHEIM,

OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNORS TO HERMAN PNEUMATIC MACHINE COM- PANY, OF ZELIENOPLE, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

MoLmNG-MAenmE.

To all whom it may concern:

- Be it known that we, CHAnLEs HERMAN, a resident of Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, an MARTIN L. HEYL and HARRY T. FRAUEN- in said county and Improvement in Molding-Machines; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

Our invention relates to molding machines, and has special reference to that class of sand molding machines such as is shown,

' of the flaskduring described and claimed in Letters Patent of the United States No. 851,166 granted to Charles Herman on April 23, 1907.

The object of the such a form of a molding machine in which the mold formed within the flask can be jarred evenly and compactly and by a jarring means which will prevent any wabbling the jarring operation and will enable abetter distribution of the rin operation and the raising specifically set forth and described and parour invention appertains in the novel arrangement,

act in such operation.

other object of the invention is to provide a means for performing both said jarof the'flask an mold after such operation automatically, so that the flask can be turned on said means for any urpose desired, as well as roviding for the owering of said flask for t e jarring operation.

Our invention consists, generally stated, construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter more ointed out in the claims.

le others skilled in the art to which to construct and use our improved molding machine, we .will

ticularly To ena describe the same more fully, referring to the accompanyin drawings, in Wh1Gh- Figure 1 1s a p an view of our improved molding machine. Fig.2 1s a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3is a vertical central section of the machine taken through the ]arsection.

ring and flask raising and lowering valve. Fig. 4 is a like section of the machine taken at right angles to that shown in Fig. 3, and through the lifting bar supports. Fig. 5 is an enlarged side elevation of a portion of the machine showing some of the parts in Fig. '6 is a cross-section of the valve on the line 66 Fig. 5 and-looking in invention is to provide casing by against each Patented. Dec. 29, 1908.

the direction of the arrows. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of one oflthe lifting bars with onehalf of its sup ort removed.

Like symbo s of reference like parts in each of the figures of the drawings. 1

As illustrated in said drawings 1 is the base or foundation on which our improved molding machine is supported and upon which rests the casing 2 by its base 3 at the lower end of the same. Within the casing 2 is the cylinder 4, which is supported within said flanges 5 thereon secured upon a plate 6 by bolts 7, which plate extends across and within the casing rom the base 3 and such cylinder extends through the same and into a space or opening within the foundation 1.

The attern-plate is shown at 8 and is to carry the pattern 9, such plate being adapted to be raised and lowered above the casing 2 through V-sha ed slides 10 extending down therefrom an moving within like shaped guides 11 formed in the wall of said casing and on opposite sides from each other. Extending down from the attern-plate 9 is the hollow plunger 12 w ich is connected to said plate by bolts 13 passing through a flange 14 on theupper end of said plunger, and such plunger is adapted to move within the cylinder 4 and through a stufling box 15 on the upper end of the same.

herein indicate -Within the upper face of the casing 2 are a series of seats 16 which extend around the same and within each of which is a resilient 'arring block 17, preferably formed of ruber or other suitable material. 17 are shown in circular form but it is ev1- dent that they can be formed of other shapes, and fitting within each of the seats 16 and of said blocks is a wearing block late 18. The pattern plate 8 is provided wit a series of projections or lugs 19 extending down from the under face of the same for engaging with thewearing plates 18 in the jarring operation.

On one side of and connected to the casing 2 is a valve chamber 21 which has the exhaust port 21 at its lower end and the ports 20 within the same. Within the chamber 21 is a piston shaped valve 20 having the upper and lower heads 22 and 22 respectively at each end of the same and the contracted portion 23 between them. Leading These blocks 2 1 eoaooe into the valve chamber 21 from any suitable in bearings 61 supported 011 the foundation source of su ply is the supply pi e 24 1. The upper ends of the bars 44 are prothrough whic 1 air or other fluid is a apted vided with a concave bearing block 62 for to pass intosaid chamber and into the cylinthe reception of the trunnions 63 on the flask 64, and a pin 65 on said bars and 7 5 der 4 through a pipe 25 leadin from oppoadjacent to said block is adapted to engage site the ports 20" in said cham er into said cylinder through a port 26 on one side of said with a horizontally shdable block 66 httin within a dovetailed slot 67 on each side 0 cylinder. A valve stem or rod 27 leads up from the valve 20 through a stuffing box 28 the pattern-plate 8 and within a PIOJBCUOI} 68 on the flange 31 thereof. 7

on the upper end of the chamber 21 and is The use and operation of our improved molding machine is as followsWith the )arts in their normal position as shown in ig. 2 and with the sand filled flask 64 rest ing on the pattern-plate 8 around the pat- 8( tern 9 the machine is ready for the jarring operation; so that by opening a suitable cook or valve (not shown) in the supply pipe 24 the operating fluid, such as compressed air can enter into valve chamber 21 85 through said pipe from any suitable stora e tank, air pump or other source of supp y and such air will then pass from said chamher into the cylinder 4 through the pipe 25 and port 26 which will act to raise the 90 plun er 12 within said cylinder and with it the plate 8 and flask 64. As the plate 8 and flask 64 are thus raised the valve rod 27 on the valve 20 in the chamber 21 will be also raised by means of the lever 24 on said plate 95 engaging with the upper collar 29 on said rod, which will also thereby raise said valve so that the lower head 22 on the valve will be above the opening into the ipe 25, and 9 permit the air within the cylimlhr 4 to pass 100 out from the same through the port 26 and said pipe and into the chamber21 below said head, so that it can then escape into the open air through the exhaust port 21. As the air is thus exhausted from the cylinder 4 the plunger 1 0 5 12 therein will be lowered and thus permit the plate 8 with the flask 64 thereon to be dropped so that the lugs 19 on said plate wil engage with the blocks 18 on the resili- The pattern-plate 8 is formed of an inverted cup-shape by an annular flange 31 extendin down from the same for fitting around t e casing 2 in its lowered position and secured to said flange is a bracket 32 on which is removably pivoted at 33 a handlever 34, which is adapted to fit around the valve rod 27 and between the collars 29, as well as engage wlth the stops 28 in different ositions of the said plate 8 and said rod 27.

Xtendin down fromthe flange 31 on the pattern-plate 8 is a rod 35, which passes through the bracket 32 and lever 34 and is secured thereto and at its upper end by a nut 36 fitting against said lever. This rod 35 passes through oneend of a dog 37 and has a collar 38 at the lower end of the same, while removable plates 42, which carry the uides 11 for the slides 10 on the pattern-p. ate 8 and are secured to said casing by the bolts 43.

11 each side of and exterior to the casing 2 are the vertical flask supportin bars 44 which are supported and movab e within through said projections and base and into a space or opening within the foundation 1. 45 These bearings 45 are formed separable and in two parts which are secured together by the bolts 47 and within the same are the chambers 48 and 49. Within each of the chambers 48 is the bearing plate 50' which is 50 held against each of the lifting bars 44 by means of a spiral spring 51 fitting between said plate and the wall of each of said chambers and is adjusted and held in place by means of the adjusting screw 52. Within each of the chambers 49 is a pawl 53 which is secured upon a shaft 54 and is adapted to engage with ratchet face 55 formed on one side of the bars 44. A foot or trip lever 56 is secured upon one of the shafts. 54 and on 60 each of said shafts is an arm 57, to the free end of which one end of the rod 58 is pivotaly connected, while the opposite end of ent ]&I'llI1g blocks 17 to jar the sand within the plunger 12 the valve rod 27 will be also lowered by reason of the lever 34 engagim with the lower collar 29 on said rod am thereby lower the valve 20 within the chamber 21, so that the head 22 will come below the entrance to the pipe 25 to permit the air to again enter the cylinder 4 from the pipe 24 through the said chamber, pipe 25 and port 26 for again raising said plunger plate and pattern in another jarring operation, as hereinbefore described. These operations of raising and lowering these parts for the purpose of packing the sand in the flask 64 around the pattern 9 are thus automatically performed and consaid rod 1s plvotally connected to an arm 59 .tinued as long as the operating fluid is secured upon a shaft 60, which extends allowed to flow through the su ply pipe 65 alongside of the casing 2 and is gournaled l 24, and upon the closing of the va ve within and before the lever also raised by reasonpf said pipe the plate 8 and flask 64 will be then in their lowered positions and the latter containing the completed mold is then ready for removal from said plate 8.

After the sand within'the flask 64 has been thus sufficiently jarred to thoroughly compact it around the pattern 9 by the operations above described and it is desired to raise said flask with its mold cavity from around said pattern, the operator throws back the lever 34 from between the collars 29 and slides the blocks 66 to place for engaging with the pins 65 on the bars 44. The opera tor then opens the valve in the supply pipe 24 which will act to allow the air to again enter the chamber 21 from said pipe and into the cylinder 4 through the pipe 25 and port 26, thereby raising the lunger 12 and plate 8 and with them the flasii 64; After the plate 8 has been thus raised and the lever 34 carried thereby has been raised to pass the upper collar29'it is thrown outward so that it again filtS around or against the rod 27, so that in the continued u ward movement of said plate to assume t e position shown in Fig. 3 the said lever will engage with the stop-nut 2-8 on the upper end of the valve rod 27 and draw said rod and valve 20 up to the positions shown in said figure and thereby allow said valve to close off the air from the chamber 21 to the cylinder 4. During the first part of the raising of the plate 8, the rod 35, 34 is thrown out to the rod 27 above the up er collar 29,will be also raised so that when t e collar 38 on said rod' enages with the dog 37, it will throw the same rom the path of the collar 30 on the valve rod 27 to allow the rod 27 "to continue its movement upwardly. When the dog 37 is in its normal position as shown in Fig. 5 it will act to engage the collar 30 on the rod 27 in case the valve 20 starts to move upward after the lever 34 is thrown out from between the collars 29 on said rod and before it is again thrown back to position against said rod and above the upper collar 29. During this raising of the plate 8 the bars 44 will be the blocks 66 on said plate engaging with the pins 65 on said bars and when said plate has been raised to the position desired the said bars 44 will be held y reason of the pawls 53 engaging with the ratchet teeth or face 55 on said bars.

Upon the closing of the valve within the 24 after the plunger 12, plate 8, flask 64 and bars 44 have been thus raised, theair within the cylinder 4 will pass out of the same through the port 26 and pipe 25 into the chamber 21 and thence to the open air through the exhaust port 21 which will thereby permit the plunger, plate and flask to be lowered so that the trunnions 63 on. said flask will be caught by and engage with while the plunger 12 and plate 8 are continued intheir downward movements to their lowered positions as is shown in said figure during the further exhausting of said air from said cylinder. Before or during this downward movement of the plate 8 and plunger 12 the operator throws back the lever 34 from the position shown in Fig. 3, so that it will be free from the stop nut 28 and rod 27 and during such movement of said plate and plunger and ,with the exhausting of the air from the cylinder 4 through the chamber 21 to the open air the valve 20 and rod 27 will be lowered, as well as'the rod 35, which will thereby return the dog 37 to its normal position and the valve to its lower position, as shown in Fig. 5. When the flask 64 has been thus lowered down into position on the bars 44' through the trunnions 63 on said flask en aging w'ith the blocks 62 on said bars, the sat flask is in position for turning and removal from said bars, so that the operator can then place his foot upon the trip 56 and by pressing down on the same the shafts 54 on each side of the machine will be turned through the arms 57 and 59, rods 58 and cross shaft 60, so that the pawls 53 on the shafts 54 will be freed from engagement with the ratchet faces 55 on the bars 44, and thereby permit said bars to be lowered within the bearings 45 to the positions shown in Fig. 2. These bars 44 will be lowered gradually by means of the. bearing plates 50 being held against said bars by the springs 51 and they can be adjusted by the screws 52 when desired. When these parts have thus reached their lowered ositions,

65 on the bars 44 and the valve 20 is in position so that with another flask placed upon the plate 8 and filled with sand, the air can again be applied for another jarring operation, and the later operations repeate for the raisin of the flask and completed mold formed thereby, as hereinbefore described.

It will be evident that fluid other than air-such as steam can be used to perform the operations of jarring the flask and the raising of the same through the valve mechanism, while various other modifications and changes in the design, construction and. operations of the machine may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

It will thus be seen that. the various dearrin applied directly to the table or patthe concave blocks 62 on the bars 44 and tern p ate that this will enable a better and thereby hold said flask, as shown in Fig; 4,

l more even distribution of the jarring of the rapidly and thoroughly packed the blocks 66 on the I plate 8 are sli out of alinement'with the pins vices for performing the operations of the also been found that with the I sand throughout the flask in the forming of as well as to the different parts of the machine, while the valve mechanism employed for such jarrin operation and the raisin of the flask wit the completed mold wil enable these operations to be performed easily and quickly and without the employment of any hard or manual labor. It will also be obvious that with the peculiar arrangement of the jarring points that all liability of the tilting or wabbiing of the flask and table are overcome and during the raising and lowering of these parts they will be held in perfect alinement, so that in both cases any injury to the patterns or mold cavity is prevented. The parts in their operation are under perfect control at all times the mold cavit and practical experience with the machine renders it capableof forming molds'for unusually large sized castings and with perfect casein handling, as well as through the great durability and strength of the working parts, while the handling and supporting of the mold and flask after the former has been formed is greatly facilitated and after removal of said flask and mold such supporting parts are easily and quietly.returned to position for again being raised from another operation.

at We claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a molding machine, the combination of a table or pattern-plate, a cylinder, and a fluid operated plunger connected to said plate and fitting within said cylinder for raising and lowering said plate.

2. In a molding machine, the combination of a table or pattern-plate, means for raising and lowering said plate, and resilient means extending continuously around and engaging with said plate at a distance from the center thereof for cushioning the plate in the jarringv action. g

3. In a molding machine, the combination of a table or pattern-plate, means for raising and lowering said plate, and resilient jarring blocks extending continuously around and engaging with said plate at a distance from the center thereof for cushioning the plate in the jarring action.

4. In a molding machine, the combination of a table or pattern-plate, means for raising and lowering said plate, a casing, andresilient means extending continuously around said casing for engaging with said plate at a distance from the center thereof to cushion the plate in the jarring action.

5. In a molding machine, the combination of a table or pattern-plate, means for raising and lowering said plate, a casing, and resilient jarring blocks extending continuously around said casing and engaging with said table at a distance from the center thereof to cushion the plate in the jarring action.

6. In a molding machine, the combination eoaooa of a table or pattern-plate, means for raising and lowering said plate, resilient jarring blocks extending continuously around said casing to cushion the jarring action, and wearing blocks on. said jarring blocks for engaging with said plate and at a distance from the center thereof.

7. In a molding machine, the combination of a table or pattern-plate, means for raising and lowering said plate, resilient jarring blocks within and extending continuously around said casing to cushion the jarring action, and wearing blocks on said jarring blocks for engaging with said plate and at a distance from the center thereof.

8. In a molding machine, the combination of atable or pattern-plate, means for-raising and lowering said plate, resilient jarring blocks fitting within seats within and extending continuously around said casing to cushion the jarring action, and wearing plates on said blocks and within said seats for engaging with said plate at a distance from the center thereof.

9. In a molding machine, the combination of a table or pattern-plate, a cylinder, a plunger connected to said plate and fitting within said cylinder, and a valve mechanism connected to said cylinder and moving parallel with said plate for automatically raising and lowering said plunger and plate.

10. In a molding machine, thecombination of a table or pattern-plate, a cylinder, a plunger connected to said plate and fitting within said cylinder, a valve mechanism con nected to said cylinder and moving parallel with said plate for automatically raising and lowering said plunger and plate, and means for limiting the movement of the valve to impart an automatic vertical reciproeatoiy movement to said plunger and plate.

11. In a molding machine, the combination of'a table or pattern-plate, a cylinder, a plunger connected to said plate and fitting within said cylinder, a valve mechanism connected to said cylinder and moving parallel with said plate for automatically raising and lowering said plunger and plate, and means engaging with the stem or rod of the valve for limiting the movement of the valve to impart an automatic vertical reciproeatory movement to said plunger and plate.

12. In a molding machine, the combination of a table or pattern-plate, a cylinder, a plunger connected to said plate and fitting within said cylinder, a valve mechanism connected to said cylinder and moving parallel with said plate for automatically raising and lowering said plunger and plate, and means carried by said plate and engaging with stem or rod of the valve for limiting the movement of the valve to impart an automatic vertical reciprocatory movement to said plunger and plate.

13. In a molding machine, the combinamatic vertical reci plunger .connecte and plate.

tion. of a table or attain-plate, a cylinder, a to saidplate and fitting said cylinder, avalve nected to said cylinder and movingparallel with said plate for automatically raising and lowering said plunger and plate, a stem or rod on said valve having stop collars thereon,

and a movable lever carried by said plate 'andfitting between said collars for limiting the movement of said valve to impart a vertical reciprocatory movement to said plunger 14. In a molding machine, the combina tionof a table or pattern-plate, a cylinder, a plunger connected to said" late and fitting within said cylinder, a valve. mechanism connected to said cylinder and moving parallel with said plate for automatically raising and lowering said plunger and plate, and means for limiting the movement of the valve to impart an automatic vertical reciprocatory movement to said plunger and plate, and for permitting the further raising of said plunger, plate and valve and the lowering of the same.

- 15. In a mo ding machine, the combination of a table or pattern-plate, a cylinder, a plunger connected to said plate and fitting within said cylinder, a valve mechanism connected to said cylinder and moving parallel with said plate for automatically raising and lowering said plunger and plate, and means engaging with the stem or rod of the valve for limiting the movement of the valve to impart an automatic vertical reciprocatory movement to said plunger and late, and for permitting thefurt er raisingo said lunger, plate and valve and the lowering oft e same.

16. In a molding machine, the combination of a table or pattern-plate, a cylinder, a plunger connected to said plate and fitting within said cylinder, a valve mechanism connected to said cylinder and moving parallel with said plate for automatically raismg and lowerin said plunger and plate, and means carried y said {plate and engaging with the stem or rod of the valve, for limiting the movement of the valve to impart an autorocatory movement to said plunger and p ate, and for permitting the further raising of said lunger, plate and valve and the lowering of t 1e same.

17. In a molding machine, the combination of a table or attern-plate, a cylinder, a plunger connectec to said plate and fitting within said cylinder, a valve mechanism connected to said cylinder for automatically raising and lowering said plunger and plate, a stem or rod on said valve having stop collars thereon, and a movable lever carrie by said plate and fitting between said collars for limiting the movement of said valve to impart avertical reciprocatory movement to said plunger and plate, and for permitting mechanismconthe further raising of said lunger, plate and valve and the lowering of t e same.

18. In a molding machine, the combinationof a table or pattern-plate, a cylinder, a plunger connected to said plate and fitting within said cylinder, .a valve mechanism connected to said cylinder and moving parallel with said plate for automatically lowering said plunger and plate in a vertical reciprocatory movement, and means for automatically holding and releasing said valve in a further raising of said plunger and plate and lowering oi'the same through said valve. 19. In a molding machine, the combination of atable and pattern-plate, a cylinder, a lunger connected to said plate and fitting within said cylinder, .a valve mechanism connected to said cylinder for automatically raising and lowering said plunger and plate in avertical reciprocatory movement, a stem or rod on said valve, and a movable dog engaging with said rod for automatically holding and releasing said valve in a further raising of said plunger and plate and lowering of the same through said valve.

20. In a molding machine, the combination er a table and pattern-plate, a cylinder, a lunger connected to said plate and fitting within said cylinder, a valve mechanism connected to said cylinder for automaticallyraising and lowering said plunger and plate in a vertical reciprocatory movement, a stem or rod on said valve, a movable dog, and a rod carried by said plate for engaging wit said dog to automatically hold and release said valve in a further raising of said plunger and valve and lowering of the same t rough said valve. 1

21. In a molding machine, the combina-' tion with a flask, a table or patternlate, means for raising and lowering said flas and plate, flask sup orting bars, and movable means on .said plate and engaging with said bars to raise t e same for supporting the flask after being raised.

22. In a molding machine, the combination with a flask, a table or pattern-plate, means for. raising and lowering said flask and plate, flask sup orting bars, (1 movable locks on said bars to raise t e same for supporting the flask after being raised.

23. In a molding machine, the combination with a flask, a table or patternlate, means for raising and lowering said flas and plate, flask supporting bars, pins on said bars, and slidable blocks on said plate and engaging with said pins to raise said bars for supportin the flask after being raised. o 24. n a molding machine, the combinaion with a flask, a table or patternlate, means for raising and lowering said flas i an lplate, flasksupporting bars adapted to be raised by said plate, and means connected to raisingand I g aoaoea and between said bars for holding the same ratchet-faces on sai'cl bars for holding the bars in their raised positions and for permitting m then raised positions and forpermitting the lowering of the same. the lowering of the same shafts connected to 25. In a molding machine, the combinasaid pawls, and a cross-shaft'connected to tion with a flask, a table or pattern-plate said first named shafts. means for raising and lowering said flask and 28. In a molding machine, the combinaplate, flask supporting bars adapted to be tion with a flas a table or patternlate, raised by said plate, pawls engaging with means for raising and lowering said flask ane ratchet-faces on said bars, and means conplate, flask supportingbars adapted to be nected to and between said pawls for holding raised by said plate, pawls engaging with the bars in their raised positions and for perratchet-faces on said bars for holding said mittin the lowering of the same. bars in their raised positions and for ermit- 26. n a molding machine, the comhinating the lowering of the same, sha ts contion with a flask, a table or patternlate nected to said pawls, a trip lever on one of means for raising and lowering said flas an said shafts, a cross-shaft, arms on said shafts and cross-shaft, and rods connected to said arms.

In testimony whereof, we the said CHARLES ERMAN, MARTIN L. HEYL and -HARRY T.

raised by said plate ls enga 'n with ratchet-faces on said bars, and a trigpiii de- Vice connected to and between said paw s for -H holding the bars in their raised ositions and FRAUENHEIM have hereunto set our hands. for permitting the lowering of t e same. CHARLES HERMAN In 'a molding machine, the combina- MARTIN L. HEYL.

tion with a flas a table or patternlate, means for raising and lowering said flas and plate, flask supporting bars adapted to be raised by said plate, pawls engaging with I HARRY T. FRAUENHEIM. Witnesses:

ZENAS MoMIoHAEL, E. GALLAGHER. 

